Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)
France had the highest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day) of 37 countries in 2012, at 197.52 million. Iceland had the lowest, at 885,004. The median was 11.14 million. Source: the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Map of countries, 2012
- Under 4M
- 4M to 8M
- 8M to 11M
- 11M to 20M
- 20M to 43M
- 43M and over
- No data
All countries, 2012
Full ranking
| Rank | Countries | 2012 | Change on 2011 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 197,522,274 | +0.5% |
| 2 | United States | 171,320,408 | +2.2% |
| 3 | Spain | 98,128,079 | -1.1% |
| 4 | Mexico | 76,748,670 | +1.3% |
| 5 | Italy | 76,292,848 | +0.6% |
| 6 | Poland | 67,390,000 | +10.9% |
| 7 | Türkiye | 37,715,225 | +2.6% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | 32,220,996 | +1.1% |
| 9 | Denmark Estimated | 25,865,893 | +0.1% |
| 10 | Czechia | 25,749,657 | +12.9% |
| 11 | Canada | 25,317,946 | +1% |
| 12 | Slovakia | 20,374,817 | +11.8% |
| 13 | Sweden | 20,011,206 | +3.1% |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 19,847,034 | +25.8% |
| 15 | Greece | 16,946,543 | +3.2% |
| 16 | Hungary | 14,878,000 | +9.2% |
| 17 | South Africa | 13,069,000 | +8% |
| 18 | Egypt | 11,531,858 | +17.1% |
| 19 | South Korea | 11,140,028 | +13.7% |
| 20 | Argentina | 8,885,267 | -1.8% |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 8,866,552 | +1.8% |
| 22 | Japan | 8,358,105 | +34.4% |
| 23 | Indonesia | 8,044,462 | +5.2% |
| 24 | Romania | 7,936,694 | +4.3% |
| 25 | Finland | 7,636,000 | +5.2% |
| 26 | Australia | 6,166,500 | +5% |
| 27 | Latvia | 5,569,000 | +0.6% |
| 28 | Estonia | 5,006,771 | +2% |
| 29 | Lithuania | 4,978,100 | +10.5% |
| 30 | Chile | 4,397,337 | +11% |
| 31 | Peru | 3,641,762 | +10.4% |
| 32 | Israel | 3,520,400 | +4.7% |
| 33 | New Zealand | 2,554,784 | -1.5% |
| 34 | Costa Rica | 2,542,430 | +0.6% |
| 35 | Colombia | 2,434,618 | +3.4% |
| 36 | Malta | 1,959,805 | +5.4% |
| 37 | Iceland | 885,004 | +23.3% |
Other periods
About this ranking
Arrivals of non-resident visitors in the country in the year: tourists who stay at least one night and same-day visitors together, from frontier statistics or visitor surveys reported to the OECD. Each arrival counts, so a visitor who comes twice counts twice.
Overnight visitors alone are international_tourists. Countries count arrivals in different ways, at the border or from visitor surveys, and by country of residence or by nationality. Use the series to follow one country over time; gaps between countries partly reflect method. Only demand-side counts (frontier statistics and visitor surveys) are served; the OECD also lists guests registered at accommodation, which are a different measure.
Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 2 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2012 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.
How to cite
OECD. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Accessed 2026-10-12. Data reuse terms and downstream attribution: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/terms-conditions.htmlCitation styles
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2026). OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND) (Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2012) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU
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OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND), Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2012. Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, 12 Oct. 2026, https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2012. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.
Chicago (author-date)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 2026. OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2012. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2012.
Harvard
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (2026) OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND), Countries by international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day), 2012 [Dataset]. Available at: https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?df[ds]=dsDisseminateFinalDMZ&df[id]=DSD_TOURISM_INTER%40DF_INBOUND&df[ag]=OECD.CFE.TOU, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/rankings/international-visitor-arrivals/countries?period=2012 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).
BibTeX
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Which country has the highest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)?
France, with 197.52 million in 2012, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
Which country has the lowest international visitor arrivals (non-residents, overnight and same-day)?
Iceland, with 885,004 in 2012.
Where does this ranking come from?
Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD Inbound tourism: arrivals of non-resident visitors, overnight and same-day, tourism demand surveys and frontier statistics (DSD_TOURISM_INTER@DF_INBOUND). Retrieved 2026-10-12. 2 countries have no value for 2012 and are not ranked.